FabSwingers.com forum: Best opening to a film

By *og-Man OP Man
11 weeks ago

somewhere

I'm going to go with Raiders of The Lost Ark

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By (user no longer on site)
11 weeks ago

Saving Ryan's privates..wait

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By *otownkid1967Man
11 weeks ago

Portlaoise

James bond have had some incredible opening scenes over the years.

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By *ustagentMan
11 weeks ago

wa14

Where eagles dare

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By *huCullainMan
11 weeks ago

Rathowen

From recent movies it would have to be Deadpool & Wolverine. One of the funniest opening scenes since blazing saddles.

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By *lueLotusWoman
11 weeks ago

the wilderness

Life of Brian, where 'mary' falls off her chair with the fright when the wise men come in

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By *ubzrMan
11 weeks ago

Dublin

Scream

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By *r_Insatiable666Man
11 weeks ago

Cork

Up... it's probably the only scene that I remember from the movie.

Oh an Lotr cate blanchett speaking of the rings.

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By *lan157Man
11 weeks ago

a village near Haywards Heath in East Sussex

The film " Battle of Britain " has a really excellent opening.

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By *van_AlmightyMan
11 weeks ago

Dublin

Inglorious basterds deserves a mention

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By *ayFieldsMan
11 weeks ago

Leixlip

Love the opening to The Dark Knight

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By *ayFieldsMan
11 weeks ago

Leixlip

Lord of the Rings the fellowship also

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By *V8-DublinCouple
11 weeks ago

City Centre

Lord of war. The lifecycle of a bullet from the perspective of the bullet from creation to embedded in someone’s forehead.

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By *adger BrocMan
11 weeks ago

Co. Cork

Jaws 🦈

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By *ayFieldsMan
11 weeks ago

Leixlip

Oh opening scene in Drive ....il stop now 😅

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By *enkoMan
11 weeks ago

Walkinstown

The opening scene in Intermission with Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon who would go on to play his sister in Banshees of Inisherin.

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By *og-Man OP Man
11 weeks ago

somewhere

"The opening scene in Intermission with Colin Farrell and Kerry Condon who would go on to play his sister in Banshees of Inisherin."

I presume you shop there being so close to it

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By *ionycusMan
11 weeks ago

Babylon

Trainspotting was pretty damn good

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
11 weeks ago

The West

"As far back as I can remember, I've always wanted to be a gangster"

That was a movie that started as it meant to go on!

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By *arrot_in_a_boxCouple
11 weeks ago

kinda dublin

Zombieland

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By *ayFieldsMan
11 weeks ago

Leixlip

"Zombieland"

Brilliant

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By *og-Man OP Man
11 weeks ago

somewhere

"Zombieland"

Just watched in on Youtube

Never heard of it before but it looks brilliant

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By *ursecretmischiefCouple
11 weeks ago

The West

"Zombieland"

Don't know how I haven't watched that film! Bookmarked!

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By *aywhatnowMan
11 weeks ago

North County

Bank Robbery Scene in the Dark Knight is excellent... But I'd go with the first robbery in Heat, set the tone for a classic.

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By *avrick180Man
11 weeks ago

Pontypool

Rocky 4

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By *aptain Caveman41Man
11 weeks ago

Home

Blade

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By *onderingpurposeMan
11 weeks ago

Belfast

Raging Bull. De Niro playing Jake La Motta. Shadow boxing in a ring with flash bulbs busting from outside the ropes. Moving to Cavalleria Rusticana. Fighting nobody but himself. A story foretold

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By *iscuits8Man
11 weeks ago

Meath / Dublin / Birmingham

Dumb & Dumber

"That's a lovely accent. New Jersey?"

"Austria?"

"Austria! Well then... g'day mate, let's put another shrimp on the barbie"

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By *oxyvixen99Woman
11 weeks ago

Newtownabbey

The lion king

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By *uddlyBear1972Man
11 weeks ago

Just inside the Pale

All above are excellent choices. But one that seems overlooked is actually the opening scene to the original Star Wars. Imagine (or remember for some of us) being a kid in 1977 seeing that for the first time in a cinema.

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By *onnie129Woman
11 weeks ago

galway

Baby driver. Best part of the film. I'll watch that and not the rest of it!

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By *rMotivator2.0Man
11 weeks ago

Donegal

Has to be Scarface

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By *r GadgetMan
11 weeks ago

Mayo

"Blade "

Exactly what I was thinking, coolest intro of all time

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By *oo32Man
11 weeks ago

tipperary

Goodfellas

The lion King

Raiders of the lost ark

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By *huCullainMan
11 weeks ago

Rathowen

"Lord of war. The lifecycle of a bullet from the perspective of the bullet from creation to embedded in someone’s forehead. "

That's actually a brilliant opening scene

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By *ogladyWoman
11 weeks ago

The bog

"Life of Brian, where 'mary' falls off her chair with the fright when the wise men come in"

His not the massigha his a very naughty ht boy..

😂😂😂

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By *nonymousxxxMan
10 weeks ago

Dublin

Some excellent suggestions there.

For me, it is Halloween, that POV long shot of a mysterious person coming into a house, walking around, grabbing a knife, grabbing a clown mask, and killing the girl. Then, outside, you realise it’s just a kid. And then the ominous music, perfect.

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By *einster-CoupleCouple
10 weeks ago

Dublin

For me, inglorious bastards. And a belter of a film to boot

Mr LC

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By *nonymousxxxMan
10 weeks ago

Dublin

Also Up.

It still tugs hard on my heartstrings anytime I see it.

There is so much emotion in just a minute or two of animation.

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By (user no longer on site)
10 weeks ago

Difficult to beat Gladiator, AWESOME opening scene .." they say no " 🎥👊

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